CVE-2008-3466

critical Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
10.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
84.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 1% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: October 15, 2008 (6420 days ago)
Last Modified: April 23, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

Description

Microsoft Host Integration Server (HIS) 2000, 2004, and 2006 does not limit RPC access to administrative functions, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary programs via a crafted SNA RPC message using opcode 1 or 6 to call the CreateProcess function, aka "HIS Command Execution Vulnerability."

CWE

CWE-287

Affected Products

microsoft host integration server 2000microsoft host integration server 2004microsoft host integration server 2006

References

🔗 labs.idefense.com 🔗 marc.info 🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com